Howard Rollins
Known for
Acting
Life
1950 – 1996 (aged 46)
Born in
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Credits
View on IMDb29 acting credits
Biography
Howard Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American television, film, and stage actor.
He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime and Virgil Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night.
Known For
A Soldier's Story
14 Sep 1984
Ragtime
20 Nov 1981
In the Heat of the Night
06 Mar 1988
New York Undercover
08 Sep 1994
Roots: The Next Generations
18 Feb 1979
The Children of Times Square
03 Mar 1986
King
12 Feb 1978
Another World
04 May 1964
Filmography
2004
- Remembering Ragtimeas Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
1997
- Drunksas Joseph
1996
- Harambee!as Chimbuko
- Remember WENNas George Smith1 episode
1994
- New York Undercoveras Reverend Hundley1 episode
1992
- With Murder in Mindas Samuel Carver
1990
- On the Blockas Clay Beasley
1988
- In the Heat of the Nightas Virgil Tibbs119 episodes
- En el calor de la nocheas Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs1 episode
1986
- Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIas T.C. Russell
- The Children of Times Squareas Otis Travis
- The Boy Kingas Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
1985
- Wildside6 episodes
1984
- He's Fired, She's Hiredas Raoul
- A Soldier's Storyas Captain Davenport
- The House of Dies Drearas Walter Small
- A Doctor's Storyas Dr. Zack Williams
- The House of Godas Chuck Johnston
1983
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Eversas Medgar Evers
1982
- The Member of the Weddingas Honey Brown
- The Neighborhoodas Allen Campbell
- American Playhouseas Medgar Evers1 episode
1979
- My Old Manas Doctor
- Roots: The Next Generationsas George Haley1 episode
1978
- The Trial of the Mokeas James Smith
- Kingas Andrew Young3 episodes
1964
- Another World1547 episodes